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Thursday, 27 July 2017

18-Year-old Cheerleader Who Killed And Buried Her Newborn Baby Described As A 'very Good Person' By Lawyer.

Attorney of 18-year-old Cheerleader who killed her newborn and buried the
child has been described her as a 'very good person'.
According to Fox News, the suspect identified as Brooke Skylar
Richardson was charged with reckless homicide on Friday after remains of
a newborn baby were found in her backyard.

Richardson was accused of killing the baby after a medical exam
determined the child “was not a stillborn baby,” Warren County
Prosecutor David Fornshell told Fox News.

The baby's remains were found July 14 in woods behind the house after
investigators received a tip from a doctor. Although the remains
seemed to have been buried for more than two months, according to
Lieutenant John Faine of the Warren’s County Sheriff’s Office.

The 18-year-old made her first court appearance in Franklin Municipal
Court in Franklin on Friday.

She pleaded not guilty to the charges
while the prosecutor's office is still waiting to determine the baby’s
official cause of death.

Speaking to reporters, Charles Rittgers, the attorney for the
teenager, said she is a “good student” who recently graduated from high
school.

“She didn’t drink. She wasn’t a partier or smoker,” Rittgers said.
“By all measures, a very good girl who helped children... She’s, by all
means, a very good person.”

Richardson was bonded out of the Warren County Jail. Her preliminary hearing date is set for Aug. 1.

But a retired Hamilton County judge, Norbert Nadel who described the
case as one of the most disturbing cases he's heard of says Prosecutors
may bring murder charges against the 18-year-old.

“I think this young lady will probably and should be prosecuted for
murder, probably aggravated murder," Norbert Nadel told WCPO Tuesday.